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Polana Raspberry (Bundle of 5) | Spring 2027
$79.99
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Ripening
Will it finish before your first hard freeze?
Check it on the Ripening Map (opens in a new tab)At a glance: Polana Raspberry is a raspberry plant rated hardy to zone 3 in our ratings (winters to -40°F), self-fertile, so one plant can crop, and it ripens about Aug 15 to Sep 29 in Missoula (our Missoula estimate).
| Hardy to | Zone 3 to 8. A bare number means the whole of zone 3, colder half included (winters to -40°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator. |
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| Pollination | Self-Fertile. Bloom group 6 of 7 (late), late spring to early summer here. Polana sets fruit on its own. Its flowers open in mid to late summer, which gives bees food when little else is blooming. Bloom group is our estimate from the variety's origin and relatives. Raspberry Pollination Chart. |
| Ripens | About Aug 15 to Sep 29 in Missoula (a Missoula estimate from published sources). Real years swing about a week either way. See the date for your town. |
| Good for | Fresh eating (7/10), canning and freezing (7/10), jams and jellies (6/10), sauce and butter (6/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists. |
| Deer | A deer favorite. Fence it or cage it. |
| What you get | Bare root. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out. |
Overview
Polana is a fall-bearing (primocane-bearing) red raspberry valued for its reliability in colder climates and its ability to extend the raspberry season into late summer and fall.
Fruiting Timing
Unlike summer-bearing varieties such as Boyne and Nova, which fruit on second-year canes in early to mid-summer, Polana produces fruit on current-season growth. In Montana and similar climates, Polana typically begins ripening in late August and continues into September, sometimes later if frost allows. Plant with Nova and Boyne to spread the harvest throughout the season.
Fruit Quality & Uses
Fruit is medium to large with good flavor, well suited for fresh eating, freezing, jam, and general processing.
Growth Habit & Management
Plants are vigorous and productive. Polana can be managed simply by mowing canes to the ground each winter and harvesting a single fall crop the following season.
Pollination
Polana is self-fertile and does not require another variety for fruit set.
Cold Hardiness
Solid zone 3 raspberry in our experience growing it in western Montana, particularly in Stevensville in the Bitterroot where Polana saw near -40F on 1/13/24 with only a few of the canes showing signs of winter injury. If growing this in colder parts of Western MT and especially in Eastern MT where growers can see temps below -40F, be sure to lay on the straw pretty thick around all the canes.
Questions we get about Polana Raspberry
Does Polana Raspberry need a pollenizer?
No. Polana Raspberry is self-fertile, so a single tree can set fruit. Polana sets fruit on its own. Its flowers open in mid to late summer, which gives bees food when little else is blooming.
How cold hardy is Polana Raspberry?
We rate Polana Raspberry hardy to zone 3, which means winters down to about -40°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.
When does Polana Raspberry ripen?
About Aug 15 to Sep 29 in Missoula, Montana (an estimate built from published sources and our climate). Warmer places run earlier and cooler places later; our ripening map converts the date to your town.
What is Polana Raspberry good for?
Our top use scores for Polana Raspberry are fresh eating (7/10), canning and freezing (7/10), jams and jellies (6/10), sauce and butter (6/10).
Will deer eat Polana Raspberry?
Yes, deer love it. Protect Polana Raspberry with a fence or a cage, especially while it is young.
What arrives, and when does Polana Raspberry ship?
A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.